🎾🏌️♂️ Range Hitting
Range Hitting
🎯 Objective:
Develop long, straight hitting with proper contact, balance, and racket path. Good for a quick set up.
🧠 Focus:
• Contact in front
• Low-to-high but controlled swing
• Direction + distance
• Fun “power hitting” without losing technique
🎤 Coach Script / Story Setup:
“Welcome to the Summit Driving Range! ⛳
Your mission is to hit the ball as FAR and as STRAIGHT as possible — just like golfers trying to reach the end of the fairway!
🏗️ Setup:
Works perfectly in:
• A long sports hall
• A tennis court
• A large MUGA
You’ll need:
• 1 line of 5–8 hitting tees spaced widely
• Foam balls
• A long target zone down the hall or court
• Easy set up
🔁 Gameplay:
Stage 1 — Standard Drives
Players start at a tee → coach feeds or they self-feed → they try to hit the ball:
• Straight down the fairway, trying to reach the wall
• Kids try to hit as far as they can while keeping balance
After their hit, they load up another ball and try again.
Coach cues:
• “Contact in front!”
• “Point your belly button to the target!”, use rubber dots to stand on to help with position and spacing
• “Finish facing the fairway!”
• “Long and straight — like a golfer!”
Stage 2 — Power Contest (optional)
Older children compete:
• Longest drive
• Most accurate drive
• Best balance finish
🪶 Feathers (Simplifications):
• Lower tees for easier contact
• Reduce the distance of the fairway
• Mark a wide fairway to boost success
• Allow children to push the ball on the floor rather than swing if struggling
⚡️ Progressions (Harder Challenges):
• Hit with backhands only
• Get parents to drop-feed and let bounce and hit at waist height
• Progress to the child tossing a ball up themselves, letting go, and hitting at waist height.
• Use smaller mini-red balls
• Add a “step into the shot” power mechanic, then do forehand and backhands
• Time-based challenge: “3 balls in 20 seconds, all on the fairway!”
🎾 Technical Coaching Points:
• Sideways stance
• Big stable base
• Contact slightly out in front
• Follow-through to the target
• Racket face flat (not open or closed) at impact
• Keep head still
🎉 Seasonal Themes:
🎄 Christmas — Santa’s Driving Range
Hit “snowballs” down the snowy fairway toward Santa’s sleigh runway. Hard hits reach the North Pole Express!
🐣 Easter — Bunny Long Drive Contest
Hit pastel “eggs” as far as possible down the Easter Meadow. Golden egg targets for bonus points.
🎃 Halloween — Witch’s Broom Range
Hit “pumpkin balls” toward spooky targets. Extra points for hitting the haunted house zone.
💘 Valentine’s — Cupid’s Love Drive
Hit heart-coloured balls toward Cupid’s castle. Land in the pink zone for a “love bonus.”
👩 Mother’s Day / 👨 Father’s Day — Family Drive Range
Hit “thank-you balls” down the fairway toward Mum/Dad’s garden shed or workshop.